It shall be unlawful for any person in this State to enter any
schoolhouse or church house in which there is an assemblage of people,
met for a lawful purpose, or any courthouse, in a drunken or intoxicated
and disorderly condition, or to drink or offer to drink any intoxicating
liquors in the presence of such assembly of people, or in any courthouse
within this State and any person or persons so doing shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor; unless, however, the Circuit Court has by local
rule authorized law library associations to conduct social events
after business hours in any courthouse.
[Ord. No. 3542, 2-1-2023]
A.
Except as authorized by Sections 195.005 to 195.425, RSMo., and Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, it is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) to possess or have under his/her control marijuana as defined in Section 195.010, RSMo.
B.
No marijuana, marijuana-infused product, preroll, or infused preroll
may be smoked, ingested, or consumed in or upon any City-owned or
publicly owned property, or in or upon any place open to the general
public, except those areas specifically designated by the owner or
person/entity in control of such premises as being permitted for the
smoking, ingestion, or consumption of marijuana, marijuana-infused
product, preroll, or infused preroll, and where such smoking, ingestion,
or consumption is otherwise lawful under Missouri law. No marijuana
may be smoked in any place in which smoking tobacco is prohibited.
C.
A person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age who possesses,
uses, ingests, inhales, transports, delivers without consideration
or distributes without consideration three ounces or less of marijuana,
or possesses, delivers without consideration, or distributes without
consideration marijuana accessories is guilty of an ordinance violation,
and is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100.00) and forfeiture of the marijuana. Any such person shall be
provided the option of attending up to four (4) hours of drug education
or counseling in lieu of the fine.
D.
It shall be unlawful for a person to possess in excess of three (3) ounces of marijuana or to produce more than amount of marijuana authorized by Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution. A person who possesses more than three (3) ounces of marijuana, but less than six (6) ounces, is guilty of an ordinance violation, and shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and forfeiture of the marijuana. For a second violation, such person shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) and forfeiture of the marijuana. For a third or subsequent violation, such person shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and forfeiture of the marijuana. A person under twenty-one (21) years of age in possession of in excess of three (3) ounces of marijuana is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) Any such person shall be provided the option of attending up to eight (8) hours of drug education or counseling in lieu of the fine. A person possessing six (6) ounces or more of marijuana, or who produces more than twice the amount authorized by Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, is subject to prosecution under Missouri law.
Except as authorized by Sections 195.005 to 195.425, RSMo.,
it is unlawful for any person to possess or have under his/her control
a controlled substance as defined by Section 195.010, RSMo.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 3446, 1-15-2020[1]]
A.
It
is unlawful for any person to use, possess, deliver, possess with
intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver, drug paraphernalia,
knowing, or under the circumstances where one reasonably should know,
that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest,
manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze,
pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or
otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance or
an imitation controlled substance in violation of Sections 195.005
to 195.425, RSMo.
B.
Possession
of more than twenty-four (24) grams of any methamphetamine precursor
drug or combination of methamphetamine precursor drugs shall be prima
facie evidence of intent to violate this Section. This Subsection
shall not apply to any practitioner or to any product possessed lawfully
or in the course of a legitimate business.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 3446 also changed the title of this
Section from "Unlawful Delivery or Manufacture of Drug Paraphernalia,
Penalty — Possession Is Prima Facie Evidence of Intent To Violate
Section" to "Unlawful Possession, Delivery or Manufacture of Drug
Paraphernalia."
[Ord. No. 3032 §1, 6-15-2011]
A.
General Policy. The City Council of the City of Ellisville
has found the manufacture, transportation, possession and sale of
methamphetamine to be inherently dangerous and that the chemical precursors
of methamphetamine and the by-products and wastes of methamphetamine
production are inherently dangerous and injurious to the public health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the City. Regulation of the
sale of the chemical precursors to methamphetamine production, such
as ephedrine products and pseudoephedrine products, is necessary to
protect the citizens of the City and the general public.
B.
EPHEDRINE
METHAMPHETAMINE PRECURSOR DRUG
PERSON
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
SELL
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this Section:
All forms of ephedrine, ephedrine hydrochloride and all combinations
of these chemicals and any methamphetamine precursor drug containing
these chemicals.
Any drug or substance as described in Section 195.246 or
Section 195.248, RSMo.
Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited
liability company, firm, association or other entity.
All forms of pseudoephedrine, pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
and all combinations of these chemicals and any methamphetamine precursor
drug containing these chemicals,
To knowingly furnish, give away, exchange, transfer, deliver,
surrender, or supply, whether for monetary gain or not.
C.
Prohibition On The Sale Of Methamphetamine Precursor Drugs. It shall be illegal for any person to sell, deliver or distribute
ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or any other methamphetamine precursor
drugs except as set forth in the specific exceptions contained in
Exceptions set out below.
D.
Exceptions.
1.
Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or other methamphetamine precursor drugs
may be sold by a Missouri licensed pharmacist after being authorized
to do so by a written prescription from a physician or other health
care professional licensed by the State of Missouri to write prescriptions.
2.
Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or other methamphetamine precursor drugs
may be distributed by a licensed physician within the physician's
office, clinic, nursing home or other licensed health care facility.
3.
This Section regulating ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or other methamphetamine
precursor drugs shall not apply to the sale of animal feed containing
ephedrine or dietary supplement products containing naturally occurring
or herbal ephedra or extracts of herbal ephedra.
4.
Prima Facie Evidence. It shall be prima facie proof
that a substance is regulated by this Section if the substance is
contained in its original packaging and is labeled as being ephedrine,
pseudoephedrine or other methamphetamine precursor drugs,
E.
Reporting Theft Of Methamphetamine Precursor Drugs.
1.
All thefts, shortages, disappearances, miscounts or other losses
of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or other methamphetamine precursor drugs
shall be reported to the Police Department of the City within twenty-four
(24) hours of discovery,
2.
Any person selling ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or other methamphetamine
precursor drugs shall report any difference between the quantity of
the aforementioned drugs shipped and the quantity received to the
Police Department of the City within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery.
F.
Injunctive Relief. The City may seek injunctive relief against
any person who is in violation of this Section.
[1]
Editor's Note—Ord. no. 3032 §1, adopted June 15, 2011, repealed sections 210.540 "limit on sale or dispensing of certain drugs, exceptions—certain products to be located behind pharmacy counter" and section 210.545 "limitations on the retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs" in their entirety and enacted new provisions set out in section 210.540.
No person shall intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any
solvent, particularly toluol, or induce any other person to do so
for the purpose of causing a condition of, or inducing symptoms of,
intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational
behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of senses
or nervous system, or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing,
distorting or disturbing the audio, visual or mental processes; except
that this Section shall not apply to the inhalation of any anesthesia
for medical or dental purposes.
A.
No
person shall intentionally or willfully induce the symptoms of intoxication,
elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration,
paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or nervous system,
distortion of audio, visual or mental processes by the use of any
solvent, particularly toluol.
